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Corn: Cracked Corn Salad
By AzWench
I love this salad. The cooked cracked corn is so different and unexpected that it makes the salad
- Dressing:
- 3 cups cracked corn, cooked Crack pop corn by placing in hand grinder or powerful blender to crack.
- 4 avocados, cubed
- 1 clove elephant garlic, small diced and lightly sautéed
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, yellow and red, halved
- 12 oz jar roasted red peppers, about 2 peppers, chopped
- 1/2 of a large fresh red bell pepper, diced
- 1/4 cup fresh parsely, chopped
- 2 (6oz) containers crumbled goat cheese
- Stuffed cherry peppers for garnish
- 1/3 cup Sicilian Lemon Balsamic Vinegar
- 1/3 cup flax oil
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
Chicken Cordon Bleu
By AzWench
In food processor, combine butter, mustard, garlic, shallot, lemon juice, salt, pepper and herbs, and pulse into a ...
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 small clove garlic, grated or pasted
- 2 tablespoons grated shallot
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Salt and pepper
- 2 sprigs fresh tarragon, leaves stripped
- small handful A small handful flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped
- handful A handful of chives, coarsely chopped
- 4 small boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 6 ounces each
- 4 slices thick deli-sliced mild ham, about 1/4 pound
- 4 slices Comté or Gruyère cheese
- Flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup fine breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup Panko or homemade breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, a couple of handfuls
- Olive oil or vegetable oil, for shallow frying
- 4 wedges of lemon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
By AzWench
Adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower-middle positions and heat oven to 350 degrees
- 1 3/4 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened but still cool
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 ounces milk chocolate, melted and cooled
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
Lemon Meringue Pie
By AzWench
To prepare the lemon curd, whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, and sugar until the mixture is a pale yellow, about ...
- Lemon Curd:
- 2 large eggs
- 5 large egg yolks
- 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 1/2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- Crust:
- 1 prebaked 9-inch Traditional Pastry Piecrust dough for a single-crust pie shell
- Meringue:
- 4 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Almond Galette
By AzWench
In France the tradition of serving this frangipane-filled galette can be traced back to the 14th century
- Galette:
- 1 pound puff pastry, homemade* or store bought
- 2/3 cup (6 ounces) almond paste
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/3 cup King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- Glaze:
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon water
Sour Cream Chicken
By AzWench
Place the chicken breasts in a baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray
- 4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons Borsari salt (or 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper)
- 1 Tablespoon chopped chives
- 2 Tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
- 1/2 cup panko crumbs
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
Solvang Aebleskiver
By AzWench
Aebleskiver "Pancake Puffs", also called "appleskives" are traditional pancakes in a distinctive shape of a sphere
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
Use the Pressure Cooker for Quick, Intense Corn Soup
By AzWench
If it seems like I've been writing a lot about corn lately, it's because I have
Peach Queen Cake with Dulce de Leche Buttercream Frosting
By AzWench
To Make the Dulce de Leche: Remove the paper wrapper from the can of sweetened condensed milk
- Dulce de Leche:
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- Cake:
- 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
- 1 cup pecan halves
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup peeled, chopped peaches, fresh or frozen
- Peach Filling:
- 10-ounces jar high-quality peach preserves
- 1 3/4 cups peeled, chopped peaches, fresh or frozen, defrosted and drained if frozen
- Dulce de Leche Buttercream:
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- Dulce de Leche, above
Pork Dumplings
By AzWench
For the dipping sauce: Combine the soy sauce, Sriracha and lemon juice in a bowl and set aside until ready to serve
- Dipping Sauce:
- 1 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 1/2 tablespoons Sriracha sauce
- Juice of 3 lemons
- Pork Dumplings:
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons minced ginger
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 small bunch scallions, white and green parts, chopped
- 12 ounces ground pork
- 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
- 1 egg
- 1 package round dumpling wrappers
- 1 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil, for frying